Last year I was selected as one of 13 authors to appear in libraries and bookshops across the NE and Yorkshire between September 2012 and May 2013. www.readregional.com You can hear me read from and discuss my collection, The Heart of It, at libraries in Leeds, Sunderland and Gateshead in February. On 5th February, I […]
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The Next Big Thing
My interactive artist friend Maya Chowdhry has introduced me to The Next Big Thing where I write about one of my books – my poetry collection – The Heart of It Where did the idea come from for the book? I published my first collection, Wild Cinnamon and Winter Skin, in 2007 and started work […]
November 21-28 in Cairo with Sahar El Mougy
Egyptian poet and novelist Sahar El Mougy has invited me to Cairo in November. Read an article about her. On Saturday November 24, I will join the writers group Ana Elhekaya to share stories on the theme of Writing the Body – how we perceive our bodies, the role played by (more…)
November 13 – Mills College, Oakland, CA with Elmaz Abinader
An invitation to join poet and novelist Elmaz Abinader and her Poets of Colour class at Mills College, Oakland, CA for a reading and discussion and to hear a presentation from them after a close reading of the collection, Mercy, by poet Lucille Clifton. See more photos here. (more…)
November 5-7 – Symposium at Virginia Tech on Writing & Reconciliation
“Writing and Reconciliation: Identity, Displacement, and Narrative in Sri Lanka” I have been invited to attend a symposium at Virginia Tech which will bring together Sri Lankan and Virginia Tech writers, scholars, and students. Discussion will focus (more…)
October 25th – Reading at Pighog Poetry Night, Brighton
Pighog Poetry Night – 25th October – 7.30 for 8pm Bernadette Cremin launches her new Pighog Sussex Series pamphlet Loose Ends alongside Antony Owen and Seni Seneviratne. Click on the poets’ names to read more about them. There will be open mic opportunities – first come, first served! (more…)
Readings for Adrienne Rich – Saturday 13th October at Ilkley Literature Festival
Saturday, October 13th, 2012, 10:00 pm at Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich was one of America’s foremost public intellectuals. Her commitment to social justice, radical feminism and the anti-war movement were legendary in a career spanning seven decades until her death in March 2012. Seni Seneviratne leads an informal (more…)
Writing Walk with Seni Seneviratne on Saturday 13th October at Ilkley Literature Festival
Saturday, October 13th, 2012, 2:00 pm at Meet Outside Rombalds Hotel Visit the Beck Stone and new poetry seat on Ilkley Moor, both part of the Stanza Stones Trail, in the company of (more…)
Seni Seneviratne & Mimi Khalvati – October 4th at Ilkley Literature Festival
The Heart of It Reading at Ilkley Playhouse Wildman 7.30–8.30pm Festival Poet in Residence, Seni Seneviratne, introduces her second collection, The Heart of It. (more…)
Seni Seneviratne is Poet in Residence at Ilkley Literature Festival 2012
Ilkley Literature Festival 2012 is delighted to announce this year’s Poet in Residence Seni Seneviratne and our Apprentice Poet in Residence Seán Hewitt. for further information click here: poet-in-residence